Transcript of "Library Technology Trends...Blogs Part 3"

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What are Blogs? <ul><li>Short for web log. </li></ul><ul><li>“Information that is instantly and automatically published to a web site via a template.” </li></ul><ul><ul><li>From mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/netterms.htm </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Add links for RSS, videos, IM, email, etc. </li></ul><ul><li>Not editable by others like a wiki. </li></ul>

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University of Minnesota Libraries <ul><li>http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ </li></ul><ul><li>Libraries make it possible for all University students, staff, and faculty to create their own blogs with minimal hassle. </li></ul><ul><li>There are currently 4284 blogs with 54148 entries. </li></ul>